Final Project
Holly Regan
Eth/125
August 25, 2013
Sarah Lange

Final Project The way diversity has impacted the United States is by the creation of our melting pot. Having so many diverse cultures is what makes up the United States of America and it is still growing. Diversity is a variety of people including races and cultures. In lieu of this class, I have learned about many races and cultures within the United States and how many have struggled to become part of the freedom we American’s take for granted here. Many races and cultures live in the United States, which are comprised of many nationalities and cultures. So many, that it is nice to see such a variety of individual ethnicities combined into making new cultures. There are many countries that lack the diversity that the United States has and therefore everyone begins to fall into the “one in the same“ category. Because many people are different, it is interesting to learn how other cultures live amongst one another as well as go about their daily lives. Their beliefs are just as interesting too. Some are religious, while others throw a religious spin into the acts of violence they place upon their own people or outsiders.
Prejudice and discrimination come about by not understanding the differences between cultures, thus it is important to fully understand all aspects of these differences before passing judgment unto others. Some of the things that I have learned about diversity are the ways in which nobody is the same. I see and recognize people as individuals and make it a point to get to know them for their character and who they are as a person, and not the color of their skin, before I have any personal judgments. I now recognize that in the past I have placed people into categories, but never in a discriminatory way. Since taking this course, I have gained the knowledge that I need to